(Bridgeport, CT – May 19, 2014) – A city man was arrested last week after police caught him with a stolen gun and body armor.

Officers Keith Hanson and Anthony Caiazzo attempted to pull over a vehicle Thursday night but the driver refused to stop. Police followed the vehicle to Tudor Street, where the driver abruptly stopped and fled on foot.

The vehicle coasted backwards and nearly struck one of the officers.

Caiazzo detained the remaining occupants of the car. Hanson, after jumping out of the way of the suspect’s vehicle, gave chase on foot of the fleeing suspect.

Hanson caught up to the suspect on Dover Street and observed the suspect reaching into his waistband

The two struggled and the suspect, later identified as Dewayne Joyner, 29, was handcuffed with the assistance of Officer Stacey Lyons.

Police recovered a loaded .380-caliber handgun from the suspect’s sweatshirt and a bullet-proof vest inside his car.

Joyner faces charges including carrying a pistol without a permit, criminal possession of a firearm by a felon, theft of a firearm, possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle, criminal possession of body armor and interfering with police.